Prominent entrepreneur Ming Hsieh and his wife Eva have made a $1 million gift to support the Children’s Orthopaedic Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).
Richard Kim, MD, a cardiac surgeon at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, recently used a 3D printed heart as a model to plan a life-saving procedure for his young patient, Esther Perez.
Deepa Bhojwani, MD, joins Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) as director of the Leukemia/Lymphoma program within the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases on February 15, 2015.
A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has shown that tissue-engineered small intestine grown from human cells replicates key aspects of a functioning human intestine.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles infectious diseases specialist Pia Pannaraj, MD, discusses the importance of getting an annual flu vaccine and why opting out should not be an option.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced Monday that Richard D. Cordova, FACHE, president and CEO, intends to retire. The hospital will engage in a national search to identify a successor. Cordova joined CHLA on April 25, 2005 as president and chief operating officer and assumed the role of president and CEO and member of the CHLA Board of Trustees one year later on April 1, 2006.
The nonprofit Children's Hospital Los Angeles has launched the Helping Hands Fund so that it may continue its 113-year mission of providing the highest-quality care to every child it treats, regardless of insurance or ability to pay. Go to www.CHLA.org/HELPINGHANDS
Bianca Edison, MD, MS is an attending physician in the Children’s Orthopaedic Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Here she reviews common infant and toddler injuries, and how parents can determine if emergency medical care is needed.
At some point, virtually every child gets a stomachache. Fortunately, it’s usually short-lived and not cause for concern. But what happens when a child’s stomach troubles—including pain and constipation or diarrhea—don’t go away?
Derek Hough of Dancing With the Stars hands out Halloween cards at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on Halloween. Dressed as the Cowardly Lion, Hough joined hospital supporters, friends in the community and citizens from around the world (Australia, Peru, Sweden) helped generate more than 16,000 cards during the weeklong card drive held on CHLA.org.
The donation establishes The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Interfaith Center and The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Spiritual Care Program Endowment.
Mark Urata, MD, chief, Division of Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, as well as chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, discusses the future of pediatric cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.
Funding will support research into the treatment of chronic constipation to improve behavioral symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) physician Roger E. De Filippo, MD, chief of CHLA's Division of Urology and an associate professor of urology and director of Pediatric Urology Stem Cell Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California discusses how science, technology and parental care can lead to improved pediatric urological health.
For many months, the world has witnessed the Ebola virus spread and claim more than 4,400 lives in West African countries. On Oct. 8, the first confirmed adult Ebola patient identified in the United States died. The constant news coverage has heightened concern among parents who fear their children will become infected.
The genes children inherit determine everything from their height to their hair color. But sometimes, a child’s genetic code also contains hidden abnormalities that can cause an array of health issues, such as developmental delays or physical or mental illness. Linda Randolph, MD, head of the Division of Medical Genetics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) explains how a medical geneticist works “like a detective” to diagnose genetic syndromes—and put children on the path to better health.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles reports first case of a patient with enterovirus D68. The hospital's doctors offer parents tips on how to recognize symptoms and seek medical attention for their kids.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is honored to be selected the first Accredited Pediatric Heart Failure Institute on the West Coast by The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium. The Colloquium made the announcement following nearly a year of work and an in-depth onsite review on Sept. 2.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles experts provide tips on how parents can talk to their children before, during and after a natural disaster and how to develop a disaster preparedness plan.
Immediately after watching The Short Game, a documentary about the best 7-year-old golfers descending on the world-famous Pinehurst Golf course to determine the next world champion, Marley Franklin declared, “I’m going to make it to Pinehurst one day.” However, little do people know that most of her accomplishments are not due to her competitive nature, but her four-year-old sister, Maya.
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